San Diego

San Diego is variously dubbed the “birthplace of California” and the “finest place in America”. The true nature of the city is a balancing act between these two epithets.

On the one hand, it was the first point on the West Coast to be visited by European explorers, and the Hispanic culture brought by those intrepid Spaniards goes beyond the saint venerated by the city’s name.

At the same time, the city consistently tops polls as the best place to live in the United States, with its perennially temperate weather, well-developed commercial as well as recreational centres, and abundant natural beauty in its varied topography and the cool blue company of the Pacific Ocean.

The San Diego Experience

The very first place you need to visit - in fact, the one place you absolutely should not miss - is Balboa Park, a green and serene swathe featuring SeaWorld San Diego, Belmont Amusement Park, and the famed San Diego Zoo as its centerpiece.

The latter is home to over 2,000 animals living in miniature biomes instead of traditional enclosures. San Diego Zoo is also notable for being the first to breed giant Pandas in captivity, and represents a rare opportunity to observe 700+ distinct species in the nearest equivalent to their natural habitat.

San Diego is closely associated with the neighbouring Mexican city of Tijuana; the metropolitan area of the San Diego-Tijuana conurbation offers a unique mix of American and Mexican sensibilities: the former represented by exhaustive shopping malls, the latter by handicrafts and fusion cuisine from across the world’s busiest border.

Finally, it would be remiss to conclude your San Diego experience without sampling aquatic activities offered by the Pacific Coast. The surf culture in San Diego is legendary; genial beach bums spend years seeking the perfect wave. Other possibilities include jetskiis, scubadiving, and cruises departing at regular intervals.

Handy Information

Best Time to TravelSeptember to November & March to May.

Time DifferenceUnited Kingdom is 8 hours ahead of San Diego.

Average Flight Time12 Hours

Preferred AirlineAmerican Airline , United Airline & Delta Airline.

LanguageEnglish

CurrencyUS Dollar - USD

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